Lilly Pilly – Red Bud Satinash – Syzygium erythrocalyx

Plant family: Myrtaceae

Plant origin: North Eastern Queensland, Australia.

Fruit description: The Red Bud Satinash Lilly Pilly produces pretty, glossy, crimson, edible 5cm fruits on its trunk and main branches. They have a mild apple flavour.

Flowers: The flowers are yellow, fluffy, occurring in dense clusters on the trunk or the main branches, or both trunk and branches most of the year and especially July, August and September.

Growing conditions: This is a beautiful feature plant with gorgeous copper red new growth, pretty yellow flowers and big crimson fruit. It is evergreen with very large (30cm long, 10cm wide) shiny leaves. It grows to about 3 metres high, 3 metres wide. It makes a beautiful hedge or screen. It likes mild coastal, subtropical or tropical conditions, shade or part sun, rich moist well-drained soil, enriched with organic material. It grows slowly. It can tolerate light frost. Protect the tree from hot drying winds. It grows well in a pot.

Uses: Use the foliage in floral arrangements. Use the fruit in drinks, fruit salad, preserves, and decorations.

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time Summer

Plant relatives

Special features:

Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size:

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 3 metres high by 3 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: